Patents by Inventor Stephen J Whiteley

Stephen J Whiteley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cooking apparatus and methods of forming
    Patent number: 6920820
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus and methods of forming are provided. The cooking apparatus has a cooking surface, a sidewall depending from the cooking surface, and a handle is provided. The handle has a saddle portion and a gripping portion. The saddle portion includes a first opening defined therethrough and a first recess defined about the first opening. The saddle portion is adjacent the sidewall so that the first recess defines a first gap between the sidewall and the saddle portion. A first rivet secures the handle to the sidewall. The rivet has a first weldament in the first gap, a first shaft in the first opening, and a first head abutting the handle and covering the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Lincoln Foodservice Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Meggison, Kurt Coyne, Stephen J Whiteley, Dave Furge, Tim Palmer, James Eldon Sexton